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Disease, Graves
Generalized diffuse overactivity ('toxicity') of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a goiter. Graves disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. There are three components to Graves disease: > >Hyperthyroidism…
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- Fluorosis A much-used anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Full name…
- Radiation fibrosis Scarring of the lungs from radiation. Radiation fibrosis is a sequel of radiation pneumonitis (inflammation…
- Contraceptive, pill Commonly called 'the pill,' combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth…
- Resuscitation The procedure of restoring to life, as in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Ultrafast CT Electron beam computerized tomography (EBCT), a new (and controversial) noninvasive test for the detection of…
- Genome, Vibrio cholerae The genome of the bacterium that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million bases in its DNA…
- Shoulder bursitis Shoulder bursitis: Inflammation of one or both of the two major bursae (fluid-filled sacs) in the shoulder…
- Histiocytosis, Langerhans cell Histiocytosis in which the active histiocytes normally occur in the skin. See histiocytosis.
- Thrombocytosis See thrombocythemia
- Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) A combination of ribonucleic acid (RNA) and protein. In autoimmune diseases, antibodies can form against…
- External ear There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The…